Hair curling device



Feb. l0, 1948. H. c..wH|TTAKER HAIR CURLING DEVICE Filed May 10, 1946 mY KN I BY Patented Feb. 10, V.1948

YUlitlTED STATE-S 'I EN Cl F F YIIC E.

2 Claims.

This: invention.. relatesl `toi combsfand. is. more particularlyf `directed tio; improvementsl in; Irattail combs.

Anlobect ofitherinvention iszthe provision: of a1, devicewhiclr may: be readily applied to the: rat-,-

tail' ofaaucomb.forI clampingthe. free; endV of a strand-of'hair insuclr agp'osit'ionon a 'sheathfembracng;;the `rat-tail; that when. said; strand. is coiled.` around thel sheath, :the: coiledv strand: may.A

be/slipped ofrsaidsheath. between the arms off a bobby.- pin1which is. carried by the-outer: free end4 oithe sheath, saidiendof; the sheath. being so constructed that.it.:willfspread: the arms; of the'. pin` for Vmorefccnvenientlyf. receiving the. curled: strand.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a .device foraiding-Y in curlinga strand of hair and for spreading the arms of a bobby pin so that the curled strand may be easily moved between saidarmsand clampedA therebetween when said pin and strand are slipped. off..` theend of, a sheath which is removably mounted on the rattail of a comb; Y

A further object of the invention is the provisiono'` device having asheath which Vinay'beL readily applied to the handleof arat-tailcomb for clamping" the free" end of'a lstrand lofc hair to; the sheatnso-that said strandY may 'be'curled around"said sheath;Y an'end :of: `the sheath extending beyond the free end of the handle of the comb and equipped with means thereon for holding and spreading the arms of a bobby pin in such a manner that the curled strand may be shifted along the sheath into and between the spread arms of the pin, said pin being readily releasable from the sheath so that the arms of said pin will contact and grip the curled strand therebetween.

The invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and combinations of parts hereinafter more particularly described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal side view in elevation of a rat-tail comb showing a hair curling device applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side view of the comb showing a strand of hair in coiled formation on a sheath of the curling device adjacent the spreading arms of a bobby pin,

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical section of the curling device taken along the line 3-3 of Figure 4, and

Figure 4 is a transverse vertical section taken along the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Referring more-'particularly to the drawings, IU-` designates alcomb having a rat-tail or handle IIi` 'Ih'effreeend'l of the-handle has a portion cut 01T so that the handle II is slightly shorter than the normalhandle'employedin rat-tail combs for av purpose which willy bei presently explained.

A niet-alf sheath I2 'which maybe formed of aluminum; stainlesssteel or other suitable material, is' taperedy from a sheared-oi inner endf I3 to an outer reduced end I4, so that said' sheath willreeeive neatl'ythe similarly tapered handle I I ofth'ecomb.V The innerV end oi the shield at the bottom-thereofisslightly spaced from the bottom edge of the handle as shown at I5- (Figure 4) 'The outer end I4 ofthe` sheath has an opening I6 of sulicientI diameter to receive one arm II of a bobbyipin |814- The other arm |19 oil said pin is inf engagement with anV annular shoulder 2l]A on the kendclwt 'of-thesheath-,so that when the arm I"I is *forced into` the opening I6, thel other arm willv'be spread-outwardly, as shown in Figures 1 to 3, inclusive.

Aclamp or bar-25 is curved transversely to t neatly thebct-tom portion of the shield I2, and is tapered from thelinner end 26 `of the outer free end 21-'toconform to the tapering of the shield I2. An operating member or loop 28k extends downwardly from the inner 'endf of thel clamp. 'I'his loop Ais anextension of themetal clampand is formed from a at strip of spring metal which extends downwardly in integral formation from the inner end of the metal bar 25. The flat strip is bent upwardly as shown at 30 with the free end 3| bent inwardly and inserted into the space I5 between the lower surface of the inner end of the handle and the adjacent inner surface of the sheath I2. as shown in Figures 3 and 4. The inserted end 3| of the operating member 28 is retained frictionally in place by the handle II. Since the member 28 is made of resilient materials, pressure on said member towards the left in Figure 1 will oscillate the clamp to the dotted line position.

The operation of my device is as follows:

When itis desired to curl a strand 35 of hair, pressure is exerted on the member 28 so that the clamp 25 Will assume the dotted line position shown in Figure 1. 'I'he end of the strand is placed between the clamp and the shield I2 and the member is released so that the strand will be held securely between the shield and clamp. The comb is then rotated to curl the strand around said shield as shown in Figure 2.

One leg I'l of the bobby pin is then forced through the opening I6 at the outer end of the sheath until the other leg engaging the annular shoulder 20 embracing said opening is spread sufficiently apart from the leg I'I for receiving the strand of hair.

In order to move the curled strand of hair from the shield I2 it is necessary to press sufficiently upon the members 28 to relieve the clamping action of the member 25 whence the curled strand is shifted towards the end of the sheath until it rests below the arm I9 of the pin I8. The curled strand and the pin are simultaneously removed from the sheath, whereby the arm I9 of the pin I8 will clamp the strand on the arm I1 of said pin.

The rat-tail II may be withdrawn from the sheath I2 after the strand 35 has been curled on` said sheath, thereby releasing the gripping action of the clamp 25 so that the curled strand of hair may be shifted the arm I9 of the pin I6. The removal of the pinfrom its position on the end of the sheath will return the arm I9 of the pin towards the arm l1 for clamping the strand between said arms.

The end of the rat-tail Il is cut Off at 40, so that lthe arm I1 of the bobby pin may be moved to the position shown in Figure 3, to spread the arm I9 of said pin sufciently away from the outer end of the shield I2 for the reception of the strand of hair 35.

rEhe tapered handle or rat-tail of the comb ICI acts not only as a convenient support for the sheath I2 of the combined hair curler and spreading means for the arms II and I9 of the bobby pin I8, but frictionally retains the clamping member 25 in position in the sheath. y

The sheared beveled inner end I3 of the sheath I2 provides suicient space between the lower inner edge of the sheath I2 and the inner end 3S of the comb I0 to permit rocking of the member 28 of the clamp 25 for moving said clamp away from said sheath (Figure 1).

Although a preferred and practical embodiment of the invention is disclosed herein, it is to be understood that various modifications may be made within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A hair curling device comprising a sheath tapered to t a tapered handle of a comb, the

along said sheath below cuter end of the sheath projecting beyond the free end of said handle when attached thereto, an elongated clamping member removably connected between the inner end of the sheath and the tapered handle, said clamping member being transversely curved to neatly lit the bottom of the sheath for clamping the end of a strand of hair against said bottom, the free end of the sheath having a passage therein and a shoulder encircling said passage, said passage adapted to receive one arm of a bobby pin, the other arm being spread outwardly by the shoulder when the first arm is forced into the passage, the strand of hair after being curled around the sheath being releasable from the clamping member and shiftable beneath the outwardly spread arm of the bobby pin so that when the bobby pin is removed frorn the sheath with the curled strand of hair the arms of said pin will clamp the strand of hair therebetween.

2. A hair curling device comprising a sheath 4neatly receiving the handle of a comb, a clamping member including a transversely curved bar in'engagement with the sheath for clamping the free end of a strand of hair against the sheath, a loop of spring metal extending downwardly from one end of the bar adjacent one end of the sheath, the loop having an inturned free end received between the sheath and the handle with the handle frictionally retaining the inturned end and likewise the clamping member in position on the sheath, said loop when rocked causing the curved bar to be oscillated to rock said bar away from the sheath for receiving the strand of hair between said sheath and the bar.

HENRY CLAY WHITTAKER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,166,203 Williams July 18, 1939 2,363,131 Krasberg Nov.y 21, 1944 2,367,854 Eisenman Jan. 23, 1945 2,414,694 Jaske Jan. 21,1947 

